Toxicity of Ethylene Dibromide to Eggs and Larvae of the Caribbean Fruit Fly, Anastrepha Suspensa
Abstract
In laboratory studies ethylene dibromide (EDB) was found to be an effective fumigant against eggs and larvae of the Caribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha suspensa (Loew). Exposed eggs and larvae were killed by fumigations of less than 1 mg/1 for 2 hr. Higher dosages of EDB were needed to kill eggs artificially protected by grapefruit rind and larvae artificially protected by half grapefruit. Adult emergence from puparia of exposed and protected larvae surviving treatment was reduced or prevented. These laboratory studies indicate that EDB could be used to fumigate fruit infested by Caribbean fruit fly eggs and larvae.Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Copyright for any article published in Florida Entomologist is held by the author(s) of the article. Florida Entomologist is an open access journal. Florida Entomologist follows terms of the Creative Commons, Attribution Non-Commercial License (cc by-nc). By submitting and publishing articles in Florida Entomologist, authors grant the FOJ and Florida Entomologist's host institutions permission to make the article available through Internet posting and electronic dissemination, and to otherwise archive the information contained both electronically and in a hard printed version. When used, information and images obtained from articles must be referenced and cited appropriately. Articles may be reproduced for personal, educational, or archival purposes, or any non-commercial use. Permission should be sought from the author(s) for multiple, non-commercial reproduction. Written permission from the author(s) is required for any commercial reproduction.
